Title pretty much says it. At a target with some prior IB experience as an intern. Didn't make it to or past the super day with a couple of big names I'd like to apply to for FT recruiting (JPM, Evercore, Goldman etc.).
Generally, how is this perceived by the firms? Assuming you've maintained or made some new connections and have internal advocates. Is it a total waste of time? For one of the firms I think I genuinely just misunderstood a technical question but otherwise had good responses for the fit questions. Obviously I feel I'm in a much more competitive position now having gone back and thoroughly prepared for FT interviews.
Is HR just going to look up my old application, see that I didn't make the cut, and tell me to get lost? Obviously I'm applying to a ton of places, so the less time I waste on dead ends the better. Each firm I'm looking at I'm reaching out to multiple alumni, meeting for coffee, traveling to and from the offices etc. If there's no chance of getting through the interviews I'd rather spend that time on places I have a clean slate.
